Trump plans to honour Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on companyThe crackdown on Microsoft came under Vance's purview as the head of a fraud task force, but the targeting revealed the tension between the...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL among 8 IT firms suspended from US green card programmeThe US government's recent decision to suspend eight leading IT companies, including Microsoft, from green card applications for foreign wo...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Trump plans to honor Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyVice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from the skilled foreign worker visa program. This decision coincides w...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcomeThailand is facing a growing backlash against foreign influence in its tourist hotspots, particularly southern islands such as Koh Phangan,...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
H-1B visa fee: Second US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 chargeA federal judge recently blocked a substantial fee that was imposed on H-1B visas by Donald Trump. The ruling was based on the failure of g...
01 Oct, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
US Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court has permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries without the chance to present their concerns. This decisi...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.37 AM IST
Trump’s H-1B crackdown hurts Indian IT, but the industry saw it comingIndian IT’s H-1B dependence was shrinking well before Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown. New H-1B approvals for seven major India...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
US moves to impose more than $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visasThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to raise the H-1B visa fee to $103,265, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Bangladesh says star cricketer Shakib will not play again after Hasina eventBangladesh's sports minister stated cricketer Shakib Al Hasan cannot play again. This decision follows his participation in an event with f...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
No apology for protest language; July 20 crackdown must be answered: AISA president NehaAISA president Neha declined to condemn protesters' strong language against the Centre. She argued that critics are diverting attention fro...
01 Aug, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Pakistan's decades-old Kashmir story starts coming apart in PoKProtests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir challenge Islamabad's long-held narrative. Pakistani forces faced accusations of killing dozens of de...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Iran labels Trump ‘main killer’ amid escalating unrestIran’s national security chief Ali Larijani accused US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being the “m...
14 Jan, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
Counter-Intelligence Kashmir nabs nine during anti-terror raids across ValleyCounter Intelligence Kashmir conducted raids across the Valley on Sunday. Nine individuals, including a woman, were detained. The operation...
09 Nov, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
UK closes 'golden visa' route for investors over security concernsUK Home Secretary, Priti Patel took decisive action with immediate effect. "I have zero tolerance for abuse of our immigration system. Unde...
18 Feb, 2022, 08.43 AM IST
China hits back; sanctions top US officials, politicians in response to Xinjiang banForeign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told the media here that the behaviour of the US officials and politicians, and visa ban on some...
13 Jul, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
US Congress introduces bill to sanction China for excesses against UyghursA bipartisan group of US Congressmen last week introduced a bill seeking sanctions on China over its “human rights abuses” of the Muslim (U...
19 Nov, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
Safe-deposit boxes prone to money-laundering risks: Swiss governmentSafe-deposit boxes used in Switzerland are prone to risk of money laundering and terror financing activities, but existing regulations are ...
14 Dec, 2015, 05.00 PM IST